Amazing war-dated LS in German, one page both sides, 8.25 x 11.75, January 6, 1943. Official letter of state from Hitler to Hirohito, "His Majesty the Kaiser of Japan." Hitler informs the Japanese emperor of the recall of Eugen Ott from his post as German ambassador to Japan in Tokyo, and of the appointment of Heinrich Stahmer to the position. Signed at the conclusion by Hitler and countersigned by Joachim von Ribbentrop. In fine condition. The two German diplomats referenced here, Ott and Stahmer, were key negotiators of the Tripartite Pact by which Germany, Japan, and Italy formed the Axis alliance in 1940. A truly remarkable piece of history linking the unlikely allies of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan.
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